Added: Nov 19, 2008

From: gnooze

Duration: 8:10

A protest led by the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign leads to police tear gas and concussion grenades at the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, MN. Marta Costello is caught in the melee as she brings you the gnooze (the g is silent).

Channel: News

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darkdeath2000 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - Okay, I'm sorry if I offend anyone, but police are stupid for firing at a PEACEFUL protest.

attovishnu Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - Main article: USA PATRIOT Act, Title VIIITitle VIII alters the definitions of terrorism, It redefined the term "domestic terrorism" to broadly include mass destruction as well as assassination or kidnapping as a terrorist activity. The definition also encompasses activities that are "dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State" and are intended to "intimidate or coerce a civilian population,"

julesx822 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - sometimes they aren't as peaceful as depicted. but policemen who are at these protests tend to be more aggressive than they need to be - i've been smacked around at protests before.

julesx822 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - well an educated person knows that it's not true that only poor people enlist. but, there are definite social tendencies for people from economically and socially lower backgrounds to enlist rather than upper middle class folk. keep up the good work, we support you no matter what kind of economic background you come from xx

ianlondeo Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - Can't protest in USA anymore

theapprentice00 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - anyone who goes into a protest knows the potential threats especially by law enforcement..there is no excuse for wearing rags around your face unless you dont want people to know who you are.. i heard lots of people cheering the tear gas which only..goes to show people were there to cause problems so stop wasting your time the people will never control what this country is going to do.. so stop putting your selves in situations like that..

neags Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - honestly, if you were in there situation, you probably would too. I'm not saying them being more forceful than they need to be is right by any means.But if you'd had to deal with that all day I think you'd be a little tired of it lol

bseput Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - yes, they've got the big guns, so we should act out of fear? or love? which one, mahatma? live or give up?

drinkart Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - Amazing video -- thanks for covering this.

ZFroggirl Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - You are a real hero

AlterEgoTrip Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - I don't know how many rotten comments you got for such independant journalistic work, you are far up there with Greg Palast and others.. more so because you did risk your well being to get the full picture.. but thats something I think I already saw within you.. I've been kind of absent but I love what I am seeing with your development since I last saw Gnoose..:) I'm sorry that your neutral possition has lead haters to think you were being parcial, when you are only bringing a whole picture.

Edsflix Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - Thanks so much for being there and for this video.

mgsmgs2 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - why do policemen always break the peace when they are the ones who are meant to be keeping the peace?x

truthadvocate Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - "Please don't kill me"? "war on the poor"? "F--- you, you Nazi Bastard"? Some of these people are nuts. Democrat socialist programs have trapped the poor in poverty. They worsened the situation they claim to care about. Economic civil rights? They think they have a right to the product of someone else's labor. Although slavery was a hell of a lot more brutal, wasn't that the basic concept behind it? I'm sorry you were tear gassed. A few jerks is all it takes to ruin a peaceful protest.

CoverFireHero Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - fourth reich

mikeboosh Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - These people are so out of touch with reality. Look at reality, their protest accomplished nothing but to feed their own ideas. They did nothing for the poor. Why don't they volunteer instead of protest. Just goes to show their true intentions.

minion00069 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - when people of all cultures unite the Elite get worried. when people learn that there is no color but green nations worry. anyone who preaches peace is gunned down. period end of story.

SeljukVirus Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - they're trying to raise awareness by this one protest, they DO volunteer for the poor, that's the whole point of their program...

TheWeatherMan2012 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - Great coverage! Thank you!

pi0101 Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - lol, DON'T TASE ME BRO

herchimer Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - Always? You're being a bit dramatic. Last time I checked police put their lives on the line daily to protect people like you and me, and hte pay isn't that great.

bubbledom Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - mikeboosh... so you do not see allready who owns your country ? ... shit you're messed up... everyone of these pictures we see today has nothing to do with democracy. JUST PLAIN NOTHING !!!liberty of movement and speech is officially dead today in the USA it seems.

agonyuncle Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - i feel sorry for people like you.wake up you fuckin sheep.were they protecting people from a few thousand PEACEFULL protesters.This shit appens in england too.were all slaves,even the muppet police,they dont realise tho.

herchimer Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - That's funny I know many police officers and most of them are nice guys even when they're on duty. It only takes a few assholes in a peaceful protest, to turn it into something else. Regardless if you call the police for help they will come, not because they have to it's because they want to. No one made them become officers, they just want to help people. I'm sorry you feel like a slave, but I don't. It's not because of ignorance either, I don't feel like a slave because when I don't think

herchimer Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - something is right, I know I have the power to change it. Sometimes the highest form of patriotism is rebellion.